"A man appears before the pearly gates..." joke

A man appears before the Pearly Gates
"
Have you ever done anything of particular merit?"
, asks St. Peter.
"
Well I can think of one thing,"
the man offers.
"
Once I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they woundn't listen. So I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed of the group. I smacked him on the head, kicked over his bike, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground, and told him, Leave her alone now or you'll have to answer to me!"
St. Peter was impressed. He asked, "
When did all this happen?"
To which the man replied, "
A couple of minutes ago"